Automatic lipstick holder



Aug. 31, 1937. G. c. FULLMER AUTOMATIC LIPSTICK HOLDER Filed Jan. 15, 193s l i l n l n g J lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l l l v I l I |||||l|||H HHIWUHHII HMIHIKNHUHIMEIII'IMIHW. l

Eig 1 ATTORNEYS.

Primes Aug. 31,1193? AUTOMATIC LIPSTICK noLnEn Giles c. Fuumer, Bridgeport, conn., assigner to The Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Conn., a corporation yoi Connecticut Application January 13, 1933, Serial N0. 651,462

14 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cosmetic holders and has particular relation to an automatic lipstick holder.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder o for a cosmetic, such as a lipstick, eyebrow pencil or' the like, and which holder includes a casing, a. cover i'or the casing, a cosmetic carrier within the casina, and an operating means adapted on initial movement to open the cover and on further movement shift the carrier to project the cosmetic, and said operating means on reverse movement functioning to Withdraw the cosmetic into the casing and return the cover to closed position.

A further object is to provide a cosmetic holder l5 including a casing having a slct in a wall thereof,

a cover for said casing, a member within the casing and normally closing the slot therein, a carrier within the casing, e. @nger piece including a portion extending through the slot in the casing, said ringer piece adapted to he operated to shift said member to enen the cover and the slot and y thereafter on iinther movement shift the carrier, and said finger piece on reverse movement adapted to Withdraw the carrier and member into the casing and return the member to its normal p6- sition closing the slot in the casing and return the cover to closed position.

.Another object is to provide a cosmetic holder as stated and which is oi simple construction and m which may ce operated with but one hand and tvhlch has a smooth easy operation.

an additional object is to provide a cosmetic holder .having the characteristics described and which includes an improved cover construction 35, whereby the onen end oi the casing of the holder is completly closed when the cover is in closed position and all foreign matter is effectively exciurled.

@tf .er objects andadvantages will become apim parent from a consideration of the following detailed description tation in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the invention is shown. However, it will loe understood that the invention is not is limited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations and modliications as fallv Within the spirit ci' the invention and the scope ofthe appended claims.

In the drawing:

5o Fig. l is s. side elevational view of the complete holder in closed position, the' position of the cover members when opened being indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the holder closed; 5c Fiss isaviewsimilartoll'ig. lbutshnwingthe (Cl. 20G- 56) Aholder open and a lipstick partly projected for use;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line LA of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a. central longitudinal sectional view taken substantially along the line of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a view showing the upper portion or outer end portion of the holder, a portion oi! one side wall thereof being removed and the cover members being shown in section;

Fig. 7 is a side elevational View of the upper or outer end portion of one side wall of the casing;

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view taken substantially along the line --S oi Fig. 3;

Fig. 9 is a front elevational view` of a cam plate employed;

Fig. lo is a top plan view o2 the cosmetic carrier;

Fig. ii is a side eievational view of the carrier, a corner portion ioelng broken away;

Fig. 12 is a View partly in elevation and partly in section showing one of the coverI mer-mers removed; and Y Fig. 13 is a transverse-sectional view euh stantially along the line E13-i3 ci.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the improved holder as here disclosed includes en outer Y casing i5 of'r any desired size and conigoration. As shown in the drawing, the casing is elongated and is transversely rectangular although it be understood that the precise shape is not controlling. In one side wall i6 the casing ls provided with a longitudinally extending slot il extending for a considerable portion of the length ci the casing but stopping short of each oi the ends ci the latter. At its outer or upper end the casing is open while its inner or lower end is closed as by a Wall lo.

The open end of the casing is normally closed by a cover means including a pair of complementary cover sections i9 and 20 each including an upper or ton wall 2i, side Walls 2i? and and a rea-r Wall or rear wall .portion 2Q. Th ce cover sections straddle the open end ci the casing and are arranged in opposing relationship with their rear walls 2l disposed outwardly and with their side walls 22 and 23 arranged one at each side of the casing. Rivets or other suitable pivoting means 25 are passed through openings 26 in the side walls of the cover section and openings 2 in the side walls of the casing whereby to pivotallyA mount the cover sections on the casin Th side walls of the cover sections have their lower opposed'edge portions cut on an arc as indicated at 2li, the centers of the respective arc being represented by the pivots 25. When the cover sections are closed as shown in Fig. 1 the opposed edges of their top and side walls are in abutting relation so as to eiectively exclude powder, tobacco crumbs and the like, and their rear wall portions 215i are arranged above the upper or outer ends of the edge walls of the casing. It will, therefore, be seen that when the cover sections are in closed position the open end of the casing is fully closed. On their pivots 25 the cover sections may be rocked into open positions in which they are disposed laterally of the receptacle as shownin Figs. 3 and 6 and it will be noted that their arcuate edges 2S provide proper clearance.

Within the casing there is arranged a carrier 29 in the form of a small receptacle and this carrier is preferably of a size and shape to substantially iill the casing in a direction transversely of the casing. The carrier receives the lower end portion of a lipstick 3D and is adapted to be projected and retracted to project the lipstick for use and to retract or withdraw it into the casing after use. A finger piece 3l in the form of a. button is arranged at the outer side of the casing and has a stem portion 32 extending through the slot Il in the casing and this stem portion at its inner end is connected to the carrier in any suitable manner as by having its inner end portion 33 reduced and passed through the carrier and riveted over as clearly shown in Fig. 5. -By engaging the nger piece iii and shifting it along the slot il the carrier 29 may be shifted to projected and retracted positions. In one of its walls the carrier has a portion 3d lanced and pressed therefrom to form a spring Ytongue which frictionally engages the inner surface of a wall of the casing whereby the carrier may be given a smooth v steady movement in the casing and whereby the carrier will be frictionally retained in the desired adjusted position within the casing.

Within the casing between the carrier 2d 'and the wall Iii of the casing there is arranged a cam or operating plate 35 shown alone in Fig. 9. This plate is of less width and length than the wall i@ ci the casing and is provided with a longitudinallyextending slot 36 which at its lower end is oi'd set laterally as at il? whereby a shoulder Sil is provided; lin-its upper end portion the plate 35 is provided with a transversely extending slot 39 and inwardly of its upper end it is cut away to provide a straight surface or wall itl communieating with an inclined slot lil having an upper wall i2 and a lower wall d3. In its opposite edge and adjacent its inner end the cam plate is cut away to provide a straight surface or wall M and an inclined or cam surface 45.

The stern or shank 35i of the button or finger piece 3l extends through the slot 36 of the plate a short projection or stud 45"and adjacent the lower end of the wall i6 a portion is pressed in to provide a stud or projection 41 and the projection 46 eo-operates with 'the edge 4@ and slot 4i and the projection 4l co-operates with the edges 4Q anemia and 55, all on the plate 35, in a manner which will later be fully described.

Arcuate slots iii and 49 are provided in the wall i6 o the casing adjacent the open end of the casing and each of these slots is struck on an arc the center of the radius of which is represented by the pivot openings 2li or by the pivots 2d in said openings. Each slot is closed at its ends as clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7 and on its side wall 22 each cover section l and 2d carries an inwardly projecting pin 5t and the pin of cover section li passes through the arcuate slot it and into the transverse slot liti in the upper end portion of the operating cam plate 35. Similarly the pin 5! of cover section 20 extends through the arcuate slot t9 and into the transverse slot 39.

In the operation of the device assuming the cover sections to be closed as shown in Figs. l and 2, the device may be held in one hand and the finger piece 3l engaged with the thumb of that hand. On an upward pressure being applied to the finger piece its stem or shank 32 engages the shoulder 33 of the plate and shifts the plate upwardly.A As the platernoves upwardly it carries the pins 50 on the side walls of the cover members upwardly shifting said pins through the arcuate slots 4B and 4B and rocking the cover members about their pivots 25 so that the cover members are carried to their open po sitions.

During this initial movement of the plate its straight edges or walls iii and @il are in engagement with the studs or projections i5 and fl'l respectively. After a short upward movement "1 the said studs are engaged by the lower inclined wail d3 of slot il and by the inclined wall iii and further lipward pressure on the finger piece results in the cam plate being shifted laterally to bring its longitudinal slot 36 into registry with the longitudinal slot i'i in the side wall of the casing. When the parts reach this position the cover sections are open and the finger piece may be shifted upwardly shifting the carrier 29 'upwardly to project the lipstick for use. As the spring tongue 3ft of the carrier is in engagement with the wall of the casing the carrier will be frictionally retained in adjusted position.

After the cosmetic has been used the ringer piece 3l is drawn downwardly through the regis'terng slots 36 and l'l drawing the carrier downwardly and retracting the lipstick into vthe casing. As the finger piece approaches the end of its inward or downward movement its stem engages the curved wall 5l of slot 36 and has a tendency to draw the plate 35 into the casing and to shift the plate laterally. 'I'his tendency to shift the plate laterally is assisted by engagement o the stud t@ with the upper inclined wall 42 of slot di and the lateral movement of the plate carries its slot 36 out of registry with the slot it in the wall of the casing. The iinal movement of the cam plate is a straight longitudinal movement since its straight edge portions 4B and Ml are in the nal movement ofl the plate in engagement with the studs 46 and 41 respectively.

During this final downward movement of the cam plate the cover sections I9 and 20 are swung about their pivots into their closed positions. This action takes place owing to the fact that the pins 5G on the side walls 22 of the cover sec tions are engaged in the slot 39 in the upper end portion of the cam plate and as the cam plate is drawn downwardly said pins are also drawn .downwardly rocking the cover sections about the 2,091,312 pivots z5 and into closed abutting relation. rtl

will be apparent from a consideration of Figs. 1 and 3 that the side walls 22 of the cover sections serve to cover the arcuate slots I8 and I9 5 when the cover sections are in either closed or open positions. y The improved holder may be operated with but one hand while a mirror or the like is sup'- ported in the other hand and vin the operation of tions to open position before the lipstick reaches a position to engage said cover sections; Ori the return movement of the finger piece the lipstick is entirely within the casing before the cover sections are rocked to closed positions. 'I'his action of retracting the lipstick into the casing and of closing the cover sections may be performed with but one hand since the finger piece may be operated by the thumb of thehand in which the device is held.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved device includes but a relatively few parts which may be stamped from sheet metal and easily and quickly assembled. While the studs 46 and l1 are shown as pressed from a wall of the casing it will be understood that they may be in the form of separate pins suitably at- ,tachecl to or mounted on the casing. On the lower end of the casing there is shown a cap 52 which will give the same ai'lnished appearance and which may be used as a support. l Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what ll claim is: j

l. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having a longitudinally extending slot in one of its walls,

said casing having an open end, a cover normally closing said end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier Within the casing and shiftable therein between a retracted position and a projected Aill position in which latter it is disposed to expose the cosmetic at the open end of the casing, a plate within the casing and adapted to be shifted between a projected and a retracted position, said plate having a longitudinally extending slot 45 therein, said slot including an oiset portion forming a shoulder, a finger piece extending through the slot in the casing and the slot in the plate and engaging said carrier, saidfinger piece normally disposed in the offset portion of 50 the slot in the plate, said nger piece movable in said slots to shift the carrier and plate to projected and retracted positions, said nger piece adapted in the initial portion of said movement to engage the shoulder on the plate and 55 'shift the plate to project an end of the same through the open end of the casing to have the plate engage and open said cover before the cosmetic in the carrier reaches the end of the casing, said plate having a straight surface and 60 an inclined surface adjacent each of its ends, and means carried by the casing and operating against said surfaces whereby the plate has an initial substantially straight longitudinal movement to open the cover and then has a lateral 65 movement to carry its slot into registry with the slot in the casing.

2. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, a pair of cover members pivoted on 70 said casing adjacent its open end and normally closing the open end of the basing, a cosmetic c rier within the casing and shiftable -to and from a position to expose a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing, a finger piece extending 75 through the slot in the casing and connected the device the cam plate 35 shifts the cover secwith the carrier to shift the same, an' operating' plate within `the casing, said casing having a pair of slots in its side wall adjacent its upper end, said plate having a transversely extending 'slot in its upper end portion, a projection on each of said cover members' radially of itspivot, said projections extending through the respective slots in the casing and into the slot in the plate, said finger piece adapted on its initial movement in -one direction to shift said plate and through said projections rock said cover members about their pivots to an open position, and said ringer .piece adapted as it completes its movement in the opposite direction to shift Asaid plate and through said projections rock said cover members about their pivots to closed position.

3. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, a pair of cover members, each of said cover members including a top, spaced side walls and a rear wall, means pivoting the side walls of said cover members tothe casing adjacent its open end, said cover members normally closing the open end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier within' the casing and shiftable to and from a position to expose a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing, a finger piece extending through the slot in the casing and connected with the carrier to shift the same, an operating plate within the casing, said casing having a. pair of slots in its Y side wall adjacent its open end, said plate having a transversely extending slot in its outer end portion, a projection on one side wall of each of said cover members radially of its pivot, said projections extending through the respective slots in the casing and into the slot in the plate, said finger piece adapted on its initial movement in one direction to shift vsaid plate and through said projections -rock said cover members about their pivots to open position, said finger piece adapted as it completes its movement in the opposite direction to shift said plate and through said projections rock said cover members about their pivots to closed position, said side walls of the cover members closing the slots in the open end portion of the casing, and said rear walls of the cover member closing the spaces between the tops of the cover members and the upper side edges of the casing when the cover members are in closed position.

4. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, a pair of cover members, each of said cover members including a top and spaced side walls, means pivoting the side 'Walls of said cover members to the casing adjacent its open end, said cover members normallyclosing the open end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier within the casing and shiftable to and from a position to expose a cosmetic beyond the vend of the casing, a finger piece extending through the slot in the casing and connected with the carrier to shift the same, an operating plate within the casing, said casing having a pair of slots inits side wall adjacent its open end, said plate having a transversely extending slot in its outer end portion, a projection on one side wall ofieach of said cover members radially of its pivot, said projections' extending through the respective slots in the casing and into the slot in the plate, said iinger piece adapted on its initial movement in one direction to shift said plate and through said projections rock said cover members about their pivots to open position, said nger piece adapted as it completes its movement in the opposite direction to shift said plate and through said projections rock said cover members about their'pivots to closed position, and said side Walls of the cover members closing the slots in the open end portion of the casing.

5. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, a cover member, said cover member 1o including a top and a side wall, means pivoting tho side wall of the cover member to the casing adjacent the open end of the latter, said cover member normally having its top wall disposed over the open end of the casing. a cosmetic cari rier within the casing and shiitable to and from a position to expose a cosmetic beyond the end oi the casing, a piece extending throu 'i the slot in the casing and connected carrier to shift the same, operating 1 Eil within the casing, said casing having its side wall its open end, said ye f i ing a transversely extending slot in its outer end. portion, a projection 0n the side Wall of the cover member radially of its pivot, said projection extending through the slot adjacent the open end of thecasing and into the slot in the plate, said finger piece adapted on its initial movement in one direction to shift said plate and through said projection rock said cover member about its pivot to open position, said finger piece adapted as it completes its movement in the opposite direction to shift said plate and through said projection rock said cover member about its pivot to closed position, and said side wall of the cover member closing the slot in the open end portion of the casing when vsaid cover member is in normal position.

6. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, a cover member, said cover member including a top and a side Wall, means pivoting the side wall of the .cover member to the casing adjacent the open end of the latter, said cover member normally having its top wall disposed over the open end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier within the casing and shiftable to and from a position to expose a cosmetic beyond the end of the casing, a finger piece extending through the slot in the casing and connected with the carrier to shift the same, an operating plate within the casing, said casing having a slot in its side wall adjacent its open end, said plate having a transversely extending slot in its outer end por- 'i5 position, said side wall of the cover member closing the slot in the open end portion of the casing when said cover member is in normal position, and means whereby as said cover member is shifted to and from closed position said 70 operating plate is shifted to and from a position closing said longitudinally extending slot in the side wall ofv the casing.

'7. A container of the class described comprising a casing having a longitudinal slot, a pivoted 75 closure for said casing, a closure operator longif acelera tudinally movable in said casing, an arcuate slot in said casing concentric with the closure pivot, a pin projecting from the closure through said arcuate slot and connected with the end of said closure operator, a carrier longitudinally slidable in said casing, and means engaging said carrier and extending through said longitudinal slot for actuating said carrier and said closure operator.

8. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end, said casing having a longitudinally extending slot -in a, side Wall, cover means nor-- mally closing the open end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier Within the casing and shiftable from. a normal retracted position to a projected position to expose the cosmetic the open end. of the casing, a movable member mountc* i both longitudinal and lateral movcinontir` f the casing and having a long iudinal siot, e, p' *ending through and operable i sing and movable member o, nesta. the carrier, means on the member arranged to be engaged by said piece on initial movement in one direction to shift said member longitudinally to open the cover means, said finger piece on further movement in said direction adapted to shift the carlier to projected position to expose the cosmetic carried thereby, a connection between said member and cover means, means on the movable member arranged to be engaged by said finger piece as it completes its return movement to shift said member to have the latter through said connection return said cover means to closed position, and means operating on longitudinal movements of said member to shift the member iaterally to carry its slot to and from alignment with the slot in the casing.

9. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end, Said casing having a slot in a side wall, cover means normally closing the open end of the casing, said cover means comprising a pair of cover sections each pivoted on the casing adjacent its open end and swingable in opposite directions from a closed position over the end pose the cosmetic at the open end of the casing, f

a movable member mounted for both longitudinal and lateral movements within the casing and having a longitudinal slot, a finger piece extending through and operable in the slots in the casing and movable member and connected with the carrier, means on the movable member engageable by said finger piece on initial movement in one direction to shift said member longitudinally to open the cover means, said finger piece on further movement in said direction adapted to shift the 'carrier to projected position to expose the cosin one wall, a pair of cover members pivoted on said casing adjacent its open end and normally closing the open end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier within the casing and shiftable to and from a position to expose a cosmetic beyond the end oi the casing, an operating member mounted for both longitudinal and later-a1 movements within the casing and having a longitudinal slot provided with an odset, a finger piece extending through the slots in the casing and the operating member and connected with the carrier to ,shift the same, said finger piece'on its initial movement in one direction engaging a wall of said lo offset to shift said member and rock said cover members about their pivots to an open position, a connection between said plate and cover members, said Enger piece adapted as it completes its movement inthe opposite direction to engage l5 a wail of said oset to shift said member and through seid connection rock said cover members about their pivots to closed position, and means operable by said movements oi the member to shift it laterally to bring its slot to and 2G from alignment with the slot in the casing.

Lin a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open. end and s. longitudinally extending slot in a side a cover member,V said cover member including r. top and a side wall, means pivoting 2 the side viali of the cover member to the casing adjacent the open end of the latter, said cover member normally having its top Wall disposed over the open end of the casing, an operating member mounted for both longitudinal and lateral movements within the casing and having a longitudinal slot provided with an offset, a pin and slot connection between said operating plate and the side wall of the cover member, a cosmetic carrier within the casing and shiftable to and #5 from a position to expose a. cosmetic beyond the end of the casing, a nger piece extending through the slots in the casing and operating member and connected with the carrier to shift the same, said iinger piece adapted on its initial movement in one direction to engage a wall of the moet to shift said operating member and through said pin and slot connection rock said cover member about its pivot to open position, said finger piece adapted as -it completes its movement in the opposite direction to engage the opposite wall of said oilset to shift said operating member and through said pin and slot connection rock said cover member about its pivot to closed position, and means operating on said movements of the operating member to shift said member laterally to bring its slot to and from alignment with the slot in the casing.

12. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end, said casing having a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, cover means normally closing the open end of the casing, a cosmetio carrier within the casing and shiftable from a norml retracted position to a projected position to expose the cosmetic at the open end of the casing, a movable member mounted for both longitudinal and lateral movements within the casing, a finger piece extending through and operable in the slot in the casing and connected 'with the carrier, means on the movable member arranged to be engaged by said nger piece on initial movement in one direction to shift said member to open the cover means, lsaid finger piece on further movement in said direction adapted to shirt the carrier to projected pontion to expose the cosmetic carried thereby, means on said movable member arranged to be engaged by said inger piece as it completes its return movement to shift said member to return said cover means to closed position, and means whereby as said cover means is shifted to and from closed position said movable member is shifted laterally to and from a position closing said longitudinally extending slot in the side wall of the casing.

13. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having on open end, said casing having a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, cover means normally closing the open end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier within the casing and shiitable from a normal retracted position to a projected position to expose the cosmetic at the open end oi the casing, a movable member mounted for both longitudinal and lateral movement within the casing, a inger piece extending through and operable in the slot in the. casing and connected with the carrier, means on the movable member arranged to be engaged by said finger piece on initial movement in one direction to shift said member to open the cover means, said finger piece on further movement in said direction adapted to shift the carrier to projected posi tion to expose the cosmetic carried thereby, a connection between said member and cover means, means on the movable member arranged to be engaged by said nger piece as it completes its return movement to shift said member to have the latter through said. connection return said cover means to closed position, and means whereby as said cover means is shifted to and from closed position said movable member is shifted laterally to and from a position closing said longitudinally extending slot in the side wall of the casing.

14. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and a longitudinally extending slot in a side wall, a cover member, said cover member including a top and a. side wall, means pivoting the sidewall of the cover member to the casing adjacent the open end of the latter, said cover member normally having its top wall disposed over` the open end of the casing, a cosmetic carrier within the casing and shiitabie to and from a position to expose a cosmetic beyond the end oi the casing, a nger piece extending through the slot in the casing and connected with the carrier to shift the same, a cover operating member within the casing and mounted for both longitudinal and lateral movement, a pin and slot connection between said operating member and the side wall of the cover member, means connecting said finger piece to the operating memberfadapted on its initial movement in one direction to shift said member longitudinally and through said pin and slot connection rock said cover member about its pivot to open position, means on said member in position to be engaged by said finger piece as it completes its movement in the opposite direction to shift said plate and through said pin and slot connection rock said cover member about its pivot to closed position, and means whereby as said cover member is shifted to and vfrom closed position said operating member is shifted laterally to and from a position closing said longitudinally extending slot inthe side wall of the casing.

GILES C, II'ULLMIR. 

